Some of his meandering musings, which might work well in a standup routine, served to choke off the flow of conversation yesterday. At one point, Franken abruptly interrupted his own remarks to declare, "Oh, we got a call." ( [Co-host Katherine] Lanpher will surely teach him not to act surprised when someone actually phones in.)

I have to find a way to listen to this show. You can't buy this sort of dark entertainment.